Search Results: Authors starting with R from Diversity Books, IOBA

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Scribe, 2008. 280pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally scuffed only. "Several months have passed since the explorers Burke and Wills disappeared into the desert, and their whereabouts remain a mystery. Now a search party has assembled to rescue them. Meanwhile, two other men are wandering lost in the outback . . . and, back in the city, an actress, a star of the stage in Melbourne and Sydney, longs for the return of Burke and Wills for reasons that will gradually become apparent . . . A stunning debut novel of love and identity, desire and death, set in a rapidly changing yet still unknown Australia . . . " Book weight approx. 390g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First (pbk).. Softcover. Very Good +.

Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Scribe Publications, 2007. 202pp., colour and b/white cartoon illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper near fine. "Man of steel, lying rodent or just plain old honest John? John Winston Howard was a dominant figure on the Australian political landscape for over a decade. As his final powerwalk into history was contemplated, eyebrows to the breeze and bottom lip all aquiver, our finest political cartoonists surveyed the great man's legacy." Book weight approx. 400g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Adelaide, South Australia: Art Gallery Board of South Australia, 1993. 67pp. Colour art illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated (Eugene von Guerard, 'Castle Rock, Cape Schanck' [detail] 1865) card wrapper negligibly surface indented. Published by The Art Gallery Board of South Australia on the occasion of the exhibition, 'The M.J.M Carter Collection: A Private View of Australian Colonial Art', at the Art Gallery Of South Australia, 29 September - 12 December, 1993. Contents include: Foreword. Introduction. M.J.M. Carter: A Biography. Colonial Art: New South Wales. Tasmania. South Australia. Victoria. The 1880s and 1890s. Book weight approx. 315g. . Softcover. Very Good+. 4to - (approx. 28cm x 21.5cm).

South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Macmillan, 1986. ix, + 214pp. Tinted endpapers. Illustrated, montage-style, unpaginated b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over nominally bumped spine. Plain red cloth boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. Sifting fact from fantasy, the author, Therese Radic, has produced the story of Australia's iconic soprano, Dame Nellie Melba (b.1861-d.1931). Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Preface. 11 chapters. Appendices. Discography. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 770g. . First British Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 4to - (approx. 25.25cm x 19.25cm).

Broughton Vale, NSW, Australia : Tathra Public School, Via Webcats (Webcats Educational services), 2019. 49pp., plus (iii). Colour-art illustrations throughout (various contributing artists). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Art-illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped and creased. Title-page of textblock slightly wavy, else leaves unmarked. Sunday, March 18, 2018 was an unusually hot and windy day, and around midday sparks ignited bushland inland from the sleepy New South Wales seaside town of Tathra. By 4pm., the town was engulfed in a fast-moving 'firestorm' that destroyed dozens of homes and displaced the lives of townsfolk. The Tathra Public School narrowly escaped destruction on this day, although the students and wider school community were profoundly affected by the event. This book, somewhat cathartic, is a creative response by the school students, and is dedicated to the people of Tathra . . . Contents include: Prelims., When the Fire Met the Sea. Foreword. Very Unusual Weather. A… Read More

North Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: George Allen & Unwin Australia, 1982. viii, + 166pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards very good. Leaves clean, several with a small corner crease. Illustrated dustjacket mildly foxed on inner surface of flaps. From the front flap: " . . . the story of a boy and a racing pigeon and the tragedy of adult invasion of that relationship. It is the story of the effect of greed and grief upon a boy who should have been allowed his innocence for a few more, short, years . . . " Book two of the three part Boomeroo Trilogy. Adult fiction. Book weight approx. 415g. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sandy Bay, TAS, Australia: (Author) Lou Rae, 1994. ii, + 94pp., illustrated throughout; stunning colour plates, b/white halftone plates, and line drawn maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper trivially bumped only. Text-block unmarked. First published in 1988, this book tells the story of the ABT Railway, operated in the Mount Lyell Region of Tasmania, Australia. Now just a memory, having been finally closed and dismantled in 1963, it is hoped by many to resurrect the ABT Railway for tourists to share the area's natural beauty. Contents include: Prelims., Reflections, Brief History, Construction and Financial Problems, Early Impressions, Grand Opening, Railway Imbroglio, Administering, Railways of the Mount Lyell Region, Picnics, Yarns & Railwaymen. Book weight approx. 540g. . First Thus.. Softcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

London: Marilyn Malin Books, with Andre Deutsch, 1987. 126pp., intext, b/white sketch-art illustrations throughout by Michael Bragg. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Text-block slightly wavy along top edge, with a minor dampstain on endpapers, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated [Michael Bragg] gloss boards bumped on corners. "From The Troll Who Had No Friends to the Bewitched Violinist, and the resourceful as well as wilful, Princess Rosie-there is a host of very magical characters in this collection of new fairy tales." Contents are under two headings: Changes and Mostly Princesses. Book weight approx. 360g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Michael Bragg.

Fremantle, Western Australia: Vivid Publishing, 2009. vi, + 409pp. Book clean. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards have a short pressure mark to rear panel. Author's penned signature and date (2009) to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked, with just a hint of tanning to textblock edges. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn, minor soft edge creasing at head. "A well-researched, entertaining and suspenseful novel about the link between four people over a period of one hundred and fifty years . . . " Contents include: Acks. Prologue, 21 chapters. Historical Fiction. Book weight approx. 685g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23.5cm x 15.5cm).

Mornington, Victoria, Australia: Self Published (S.G. Raggett), 1991. xiii, 196pp., b/white author portrait frontispiece, plus intext halftone plates, sketch-drawings and a map. Book clean. Nominally bumped spine firm, slightly canted, gilt title there-on. White titles to front panel of very good blue boards. Signed and dated (1991) by author on half-title page, else text-block unmarked. Printed dustjacket trivially shelfworn only. "This is not a unit history but the story of one (Australian) soldier prior to, during, and after World War II . . . " Sidney George Raggett (1918-1994), served in the 2/2nd Field Regiment and other units . . . Contents include: Prelims, 13 chapters, Postscript. Book weight approx. 485g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 22.25cm x 14.25cm).

London: Alvin Redman, 1951. 252pp. Book clean and square. Bright white title over mildly bumped spine. Original plain black cloth boards lightly bumped on foredge corners, else good. Textblock flecked, else unmarked. Clyde B. (Byron) Ragsdale (b.1915-d.1963) was an editor for a Texas newspaper who took a dislike to the gambling dens, prostitution and drugs that had spread up around Galveston County, publishing editorials and beginning a campaign questioning the Sheriff's abilities . . . Needless to say, he was targeted by threats serious enough to convince him to start a new career - writing novels - hence 'The Big Fist'. Book weight approx. 285g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good+. 12mo - (approx. 19cm x 12.5cm).

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Brolga Publishing, 2010. 361pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and crisp. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. "Set in Romania during the 'golden era' of Nicolae Ceausescu's repressive dictatorship, the story of the love affairs of two blood brothers, Mick and Radu. This fast paced, gritty romance explores life and love behind the Iron Curtain." Book weight approx. 375g. Postage charge will be reduced as this book will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Collingwood, VIC, Australia: The Joint Board of Christian Education, 1996. 272pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations and figures. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Short inscription, dated '96, signed by author on title page, else leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed. Foreword by Francis Macnab. "This book is an attempt to explore the causes of depression, to suggest ways of overcoming it, to look at some case histories that might help us to understand when it happens to us or those we care for or counsel. It considers depression from a Christian perspective and offers suggestions that might be specially helpful in the history and context of the church." Contents include: Foreword, Introduction, 14 chapters over 4 'parts', Epilogue, Bibliography. Book weight approx. 375g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition..… Read More

Roseville, NSW, Australia: McGraw-Hill Book Company Australia, 1993. xxii, + 378pp. Australian edition, printed and published 1993, but consisting of American data. Book clean, square. Spine firm, mildly colour-faded. Illustrated card wrapper slightly creased and edgeworn. Textblock minimally dampstained on last six leaves, else unmarked. "Scary stuff, best read after your aircraft has landed." Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 20 chapters over 7 'parts', Epilogue, Appendix (NTSB accidents), Abbreviations, Glossary, Refs., Index. Book weight approx. 550g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Softcover. Good +.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2004. 375pp. Book clean, spine nominally concave. Leaves clean. Gloss, pictorially-illustrated card wrapper trivially splayed and bumped on lower front foredge corner. In the style of Cathy Kelly and Charlotte Bingham, this ADVANCE READING COPY is a relationship-based story of Sophie Winter, five years after her marriage ends with a terrible accusation, now happy in a new job at Scotland's new Parliament and a fulfilling social life. A family wedding in Tuscany brings her into contact with Raffaele de Nardis; her proud, passionate, handsome ex-husband. Book weight approx. 500gms. . Advance Reading Copy.. Softcover. Near Fine.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia: Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 2006. vii, + 159pp., exquisite colour-art plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves pristine. Art-illustrated (Hans Heysen 'The Three Gums' 1915-20) gloss card wrapper nominally bumped only. Wax-paper dustjacket, printed with a (wrapper-marrying) keyline image, mildly edgeworn, with short closed tears. "This is the first general overview of the collection of the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery to be published since the 1920s . . . " Contents include: Intro., International, Ballarat, Australian, Index of Artists. Book weight approx. 960g. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Near Fine/Good.

London: HarperCollins, 2008. 269pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated matt boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket, which has 'Brand New from Gordon Ramsay' sticker to front panel, is in very good+ condition. From the jacket flap: " . . . contains more than 100 of Gordon's favourite recipes, which he loves to cook and eat with friends and family - uncomplicated recipes but with Gordon's remarkable feeling for flavour and his extraordinary technical know-how." Book weight approx. 1.2 KG. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

London: Anthony Blond, 1970. 203pp. Book clean and square. Metallic red title and illustration over lightly bumped spine. Plain grey boards nominally bumped only. A small beverage splash spot on foot of text-block, else leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Justin Todd) dustjacket edgeworn, with short jagged tears and chips. Told in the first person, this is the story of the 22 year old son of one of Providence, Rhode Island' s leading citizens. Given a cheque for a thousand dollars by his father and told "Go, and come back a man", he travels to Europe, spends time in Paris, Piraeus, Port Said, meets and travels with Lillian and Carlos, sharing adventures which will change his life . . . Book weight approx. 400g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First U.K. Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Fair +.

Warragul, Victoria, Australia: Rotary Club of Warragul, 1987. x, + 94pp. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm backstrip. Plain, original blue cloth boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Colour-art illustrated ('Gippsland Rural Scene', Tom Bishop, no date) dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. This book tells the story of a proud service club, Rotary Club of Warragul, from its beginnings in 1938 . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface. Foreword. President's Message. Introduction. (19) chapters. Acks. Book weight approx. 440g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 24.5cm x 18cm).

London: G. Bell & Sons, 1963. 105pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Textblock edges lightly flecked, else leaves unmarked. Line-drawn illustrations on several pages. Plain boards undamaged. Printed dustjacket mildly edgeworn, small puncture repair on spine, else sticker ghosts and discolouring. Primarily written for female students and teachers of Physical Education, but will also prove valuable to male gymnasts . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface, 7 chapters, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 210g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Second Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good.